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A-1 Toyota

New Haven, CT

4.6
1,142 Reviews
In the early 60’s, the owners of a local garage received a postcard announcing the production of a new four-wheel drive vehicle. At the time, the automotive industry was producing only one other vehicle in this category, so the owners thought this might be a good opportunity to introduce a new four-wheel drive vehicle that they would be able to sell as well as service. The postcard was answered and the response was the founding of the first Toyota dealership in New England and the beginning of what has become a very successful endeavor for Dominic Galardi, Anthony Buglione and A-1 Toyota. The history of A-1 Service began before this. In January of 1951, Dom joined his father-in-law, Tony Buglione in a partnership that included a gas station and used cars. The station was located on the corner of Olive Street and St. John in New Haven. In the late 1950’s, a new highway system was breaking through the neighborhood, people started moving to the suburbs, and with the limited space they had already outgrown, A-1 looked for a new location. The new site they chose was in East Haven. The partnership grew to include Dominic’s brother, Andrew. Their new location, occupying a city block on Main Street and the sign reading A-1 Auto Service, Inc., became a landmark for many. In 1963, A-1 completed the building of the first Toyota showroom on the East Coast. In 1966, just three years after opening their dealership, A-1 became the second largest Toyota dealership in the country. Toyota’s line-up featured only two vehicles at the time, the four-wheel drive Land Cruiser and one of the first economy cars, the Tiara. Over the years, A-1 Toyota continued to grow and in 1980 moved to their current location on Amity Road in New Haven adding the Dodge franchise that dueled with Toyota until 1990. A-1 Toyota’s line-up looks far different than it did in 1963, but the basis for a successful business has continued. The business is still owned by the same family, and Domin
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December 06, 2016

Worth the drive, quality service. Quincy was a great guy to deal with, he has a great personality and is extremely knowledgeable. Every person was friendly and helpful, we highly recom More

by FirstToyota
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Quincy Smith
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Other Employees : Carlos Orozco
December 06, 2016

Purchased a new vehicle.. Just purchased my sixth vehicle from A1 Toyota.. The sales and service go above and beyond at this dealership to acomidate you in finding what you wan More

by Btuce123
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Tony Cubero
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Other Employees : John Durrani, Carlos Orozco, Stanley Wheeler, Mohammad Durrani, Justin Loomer
December 05, 2016

I want to thank Amanda for helping me buy my car, I put five stars and if I had more I give her thanks .. muchas gracias por todo More

by Luisito
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Amanda Botto
December 03, 2016

Pleasant Car Shopping Experience Every car we were interested in was shown to us by Kevin who patiently took the time to explain all details about them.and could test drive them as we More

by KriszBob
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Gary Dos Reis
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December 03, 2016

Our experience with buying our second car from A-1 Toyota Kevin was the sales person who waited on my husband and myself and I must say I came in to pick up my car that was there for a recall reason, and left More

by Barb A
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December 01, 2016

Excellent buying experience Kevin was very professional and not at all pushy. He is a very good listener. He let me drive to my house to show the car to the spouse. He worked h More

by MercFan
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Paul Wright
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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Kevin Wright
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December 01, 2016

Quick easy and efficient! I recently contacted A1 TOYOTA because I was interested in an upcoming model that was going to be released later in the year. Danielle Taylor was on i More

by Noura712
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November 30, 2016

Outstanding customer service We have purchased TWO vehicles from A-1 Toyota in the last six months. Our most recent was a 2017 Toyota Yaris. The purchase was the day before Than More

by trainbuff
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Kevin Wright
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November 30, 2016

Pleasurable experience after unexpectedly finding myself in need of new wheels I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Quincy. He made the experience as simple and s More

by Marie Z
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November 29, 2016

Amazing dealer to buy car from I was looking for a new car, after spending really hard time to find the right dealer where I can buy my car, I had to drive long trip just to meet gr More

by Ahmd
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Paul Wright
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Hatim Yousef
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